[Ralph]

in reply to: New Family Member #45519

Mine ain’t good for much but me but that’s worth a million:D

[Ralph]

in reply to: ATV wheelie #45509

A new version of “Asleep at the Wheel” 😕

Clay, local dialog can be a difference at times:

“Yes, this is much better than a truckers hitch[u]”.

I grew up using it has a [u]hay knot😉

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in reply to: Greetings/Introduction #45505

Me too on welcome aboard:D

There’s tons of info here and in books. Lots of ideas, methods and parts and pieces. You Tube can be helpful also.

Let me put it this way, lots of starting points for you to begin with and then learn, like most of us, by trial and error.

It’s great the info is so readily available now as compared to my beginning in archery, uh like about the time of the discovery of fire:wink:

Good luck and have fun….

[Ralph]

in reply to: 2014 Hunting #45499

Way to go! Glad your boy has an interest too.

It’s great that my son has followed my love of hunting and the outdoors.

Right now my interest is way high but negative chill factors and the only windbreak between Amarillo and the north pole being a few barbed wire fences, I’m laying low for a couple of days. The cooooold wind liked to kick my tail yesterday. My eyes were tearing so much I couldn’t have justified a shot even if an opportunity had arisen.

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in reply to: Would you shoot a bedded animal? #45495

Jim, the way I see it is if you get close enough to bow shoot a bedded animal, you have done a better job as a predator than it has done as prey. Go for it.

Proper angle for a shot goes without saying as it does with any shot, standing or laying.

I had a wonderful opportunity once at a bedded buck. He was sleeping, I was 10 yds. thinking ah ha. Fortunately for him a couple of his lady friends were only playing asleep.

It’s amazing how fast a mule deer buck can wake up and be gone. My grandsons should be so inclined.

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in reply to: Scary Close #43374

Years ago there was a guy killed north of Amarillo, near Borger, TX., on the Canadian River. He was wearing an orange vest and hat, was buried up in a bush calling turkeys and some damn fool shot the guy thinking he was the turkey.

Also, a good friend and I were bowhunting on the river (public land) during rifle season and we spotted a guy checking us out with his scoped rifle. Never again will we be up there with our bows during gun season. Some people shoot if it moves.

Like someone mentioned, there’s many no thinkers out there, or maybe better said, “don’t give a sh……….ers”.

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in reply to: CALIFORNIA DREAMING #43356

I am impressed. Congrats!!!

[Ralph]

in reply to: Sloooow Start, but Great Evening #41262

Don’t shoot sitting:D.

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in reply to: From Spain #41031

Thank you. That was very informative.

[Ralph]

in reply to: From Spain #40867

Jorge, what all is available for hunting in Spain? Is there interest much for the common folk?

I know a lot of bows are sold in Europe, a personal friend of mine, Bill Foreman, Great Plains Archery, has quite a European market, but is it not kind of restrictive over there as to where bowhunting is allowed?

[Ralph]

in reply to: From Spain #40060

It’s OK to speak Texan no matter what you may hear or read. 😉

“Y’all” and “ain’t” be quite acceptable hereabouts.

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in reply to: From Spain #40034

R2 wrote: Howdy! Welcome! Good to know and welcome trad folk from all over, so “Howdy” from Texas.

Ralph

I almost guarantee you’ll have to excuse our Spanish. 😀

Guess I need to rephrase,”my Spanish”.:wink:

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in reply to: From Spain #39588

Howdy! Welcome! Good to know and welcome trad folk from all over, so “Howdy” from Texas.

Ralph

I almost guarantee you’ll have to excuse our Spanish. 😀

[Ralph]

in reply to: Daypacks and Binos #39549

I’ll bet this’ll work fine. The chest strap on the pack puts some tension on the elastic bino straps when I raise the glass and helps steady the binos in the wind.

Off with the pack and binos are what I’m used to.

Look out turkeys!!!!!!!!

Ha, they’re probably still laughing at my old arse!!!

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in reply to: Daypacks and Binos #39449

Bruce, I’ve been using the Crooked Horn Bino System for years. Got it down to an easy on/easy off, a system figured where it and my GFred type quiver get along great.

Just pondering a day pack thing.

Seeing Jim’s rig and thinking on it I’ll try something after while.

I think I have an idea where I can quickly go in pursuit leaving backpack behind and still have my binos at hand and out of the way.

Then when I expend all 2 of my arrows in my bow quiver on a futile attempt to fetch one of many turkeys (Note to bow hunters, always carry a blunt somewhere so the lonely empty handed trip back to the re-supply depot will not be so boring) I can return hopefully to where I left the pack.

No comments on hunter camo orange packs please.:D This is a bino strap thread. 😉

P.S. Jim is that the one you put the bow in also?

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